This is the archive of all our articles from readers detailing their investment journeys.
You too can share your investment journey in this section (anonymously if you wish). You do not need to be financially independent, a crorepati, or have experience to write your journey.
Just write down your relationship with money in chronological order. You do not need to include portfolio amt or investment details (you can if you are comfortable). Please write naturally without the use of AI.
This will inspire the DIY community, and most authors tend to get a better perspective on money management as a result.
There is no required format or age limit. English fluency is also not required — only a willingness to share and aid the community.
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In the third edition of personal finance audits by readers, a single mom of two kids shares her inspiring journey. Her money story also brings out the importance of working with a SEBI registered fee-only advisor. As regular readers may be aware, we publish a personal financial audit each December – this is the 2020…
Continue reading →As regular readers may be aware, we publish a personal financial audit each December – this is the 2020 edition: How my retirement portfolio has performed in 2020. This time, we asked regular readers to share how they review their investments and track financial goals. Suhas was the first to do this: How Suhas tracks his…
Continue reading →As regular readers may be aware, we publish a personal financial audit each December. This time, we asked regular readers to share how they review their investments and track financial goals. Suhas kindly agreed to share his method. You can also follow his regular reviews in his blog linked below. About the author: Suhas Bharadwaj…
Continue reading →In this edition of reader story, let us peruse a message from Virendra (published with permission) about how he set his finances in order with the help if goal-based investing. In particular, how the result of a retirement calculator drove him into action. His journey is similar to mine – driven by the fear of making…
Continue reading →In this edition of reader story, Vignesh Srinivasan describes what he has learnt about money management over the last couple of years. How asking “What makes one a bad investor?” has helped him build a robust framework based on four pillars – Investments, Taxation, Administration & Protection.
Continue reading →In this edition of “reader story”, K. V. Krishnan lists five simple actions by which he simplified his financial life to focus on building wealth.
Continue reading →In this edition of reader story, Kannan Hariharan describes his financial journey from humble beginnings to buying a house, becoming debt-free and starting as a goal-based DIY investor. His journey has several lessons on home-buying and goal-based investing.
Continue reading →In this edition of reader story, Kaustubh Prasad shares his lessons and insights from tracking expenses for the last 25 years!
Continue reading →In this reader story, Suresh Murugan shares the lessons he learned after meeting an accident on the way back from his marriage
Continue reading →In this reader story edition, Vinay Rai discusses how he got his finances in order and charted his own money course
Continue reading →A reader shares her journey to financial freedom. How it changed her life and how the formula for financial independence is simpler than we think!
Continue reading →“Reader story” is a series where we feature the money management journey of freefincal readers. This week Rakesh Gurbani explains how he got his life in order and is ready to take on his financial goals with confidence. You can access the full archive of all past posts. If you are interested in sharing your story,…
Continue reading →This week on reader story, Shashank Bisen talks about his mutual fund investing journey. Reader story is a series where freefincal readers talk about how they have managed money over the years and how their approach and attitude has changed. You can access the full archive of all past posts. If you are interested in…
Continue reading →Most of us would take an instant liking to those who ask intelligent, logical questions. If they are (much) younger than you, it is also both exhilarating and inspiring at the same time. Sandeep Bondili is one such young earner from the Facebook group, Asan Ideas for Wealth. Impressed by his approach to money management, I…
Continue reading →Happy holi! In this guest post, Pratik Jain discusses the issues and problems a typical young investor fresh out of college faces. You may remember Pratik from his previous post on How to do Online KYC via ETMoney to start investing in Mutual Funds. I am so thrilled that young people less than 25 take an…
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